Many more Cornishmen also passed through the DCLI’s doors to be reposted to other regiments, both to cover losses elsewhere and prevent the huge impact on communities in one area from losses in any one particular battle.

Soldiers of the DCLI fought throughout the war on the Western Front, as well as in Italy, Greece and the Middle East. Soldiers also served in India and Egypt.

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Cornwall remembers the First World War

Three of the images from the museum reveal the horrors of the Western Front, with soldiers knee deep in mud.

One striking image shows DCLI soldiers stood next to an early British tank which has fallen backward into a trench. This picture is dated at 1916, which was the earliest time that tanks were being trialled on the battlefield.

Another picture shows the devastation faced by DCLI soldiers as they attempt to cross a destroyed bridge while escorting German prisoners.

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Cornwall in the First World War

The DCLI merged with the Somerset Light infantry in 1959 to form the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry. This was later merged with other regiments to form The Light Infantry which was also merged, in 2007, to form The Rifles.

Remembering the First World War

Cornwall Live is running a series of features as we remember the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day on November 11.

We shall try to put the staggering loss to Cornwall - more than 6,300 men and women - into context and re-tell some of the stories of those who were there.